US President Joe Biden landed in Israel on Wednesday afternoon, launching his first official visit to the country as president. Following is Biden's schedule for the visit:
Wednesday
4:20 p.m. - Biden receives a briefing on the Iron Dome and Iron Beam air defense systems at Ben-Gurion Airport
4:50 p.m. - The president departs to Jerusalem
5:25 p.m. - The president arrives at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem
5:35 p.m. - The president participates in a wreath-laying ceremony alongside Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President Isaac Herzog
Thursday
11:15 a.m. - Bilateral meeting between Lapid and Biden followed by a larger meeting including staff members
12:30 p.m. - Biden and Lapid will hold a virtual meeting as part of the I2U2 grouping including leaders from India and the United Arab Emirates
1:30 p.m. - Lapid and Biden will hold a press conference
5:30 p.m. - Lapid and Biden will take part in a ceremony at the Israeli President's Residence
7:50 p.m. - Biden and Lapid will take part in the opening ceremony of the Macabiah games at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem
Friday (Times to be announced)
Biden will visit Augusta Victoria hospital in east Jerusalem and will proceed to visit Bethlehem
Lapid will take part in a small farewell ceremony for Biden as he departs to Saudi Arabia